General Listing Restrictions

Important: When you sell on Amazon, you must follow federal, state, and local laws,
and Amazon policies that apply to your products and listings.

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Restrictions

Claims

When you make claims in listings, they must be accurate. A
claim can be misleading if relevant information is left out or if it suggests
something that's not true. You must offer proof when you make claims,
especially when they're about health, safety, or performance. You must provide
Amazon with documents to support any claim you include in a listing when asked.
These should include scientific evidence such as the results of tests or other
research carried out by experts in the proper field. Claims that need
supporting proof include those that say a product:

Environmental claims must follow FTC marketing guidelines.
These include the FTC Green Guides, which show how to avoid claims that mislead
or deceive consumers. The FTC identifies terms like "environmentally-friendly"
"eco-friendly", and "green" as potentially problematic.

Listings for jewelry products, including items like glasses
frames, pens, and flatware, must follow the FTC Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter
Industries. These regulate the use of terms such as "pearl",
"platinum", "noncorrosive", and "flawless". We may check the quality of fine
jewelry sold of Amazon. Fine jewelry includes products containing gold, silver,
platinum, or palladium, or diamonds, pearls or gemstones). You must ensure that
your product detail pages for fine jewelry include accurate and complete
details about the products' quality. Products listed as "silver" or "sterling
silver" must contain at least 92.5% silver. Gold and platinum content must
match the quality descried on the detail page and the mark stamped on the
product. Simulated gemstones must be labeled as such. You must disclose all
treatments for treated diamonds or gemstones. Detail pages for fine jewelry
must comply with the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and
Pewter Industries, and Amazon's Jewelry Quality
Assurance Standards. If we find that you have given inaccurate or
incomplete information for fine jewelry products, we may suspend your listings,
and suspend or remove your selling privileges.

When listing laser products on Amazon, you must state the
laser hazard class and human accessible power output (measured in milliwatts)
on the detail page. You cannot list laser products that exceed Class IIIA
emission limits, or children’s toy laser products that exceed Class I emission
limits. The laser hazard class must be checked by an independent lab, as set
out by21 CFR 1040.10 and International Electrotechnical Commission 60825-1
standards.

Strong magnets, such as neodymium and rare earth magnets,
must be too large to fit in a cylinder 1.25 inches in diameter and 2.25 inches
long. See the Magnets Information Center.

Medical Device Claims

You must not make claims about medical devices that exceed
the approved indications for use given by the FDA. Excessive claims include
targeting use at children, if the device is only cleared for adult use;
advertising for use in a part of the body not specified in the indications for
use; and selling prescription devices without a prescription. See the FDA Medical Device web page and Restricted Products: Medical Devices &
Accessories.

Medical Devices, Food, Drugs and Cosmetics

If you list any product that is covered by the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), you must provide the following continuing guarantee.
“All food, drug, medical device, and cosmetic products are guaranteed not to be
adulterated or misbranded, as defined by the FFDCA, as of the date they are
shipped. They are guaranteed to be articles permitted for interstate commerce,
as defined by sections 404, 505, and 512 of the FFDCA. These guarantees apply
to every shipment you have made and will make in future, and to every shipment
made on your behalf by another party.”

For pesticides, or products you claim to have antimicrobial,
antifungal, antibacterial, or other pesticidal properties, you must guarantee
that they comply with the US Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA).

This guarantee states that you, or your business, area US
resident, and that your FIFRA-regulated products on Amazon comply with FIFRA
requirements. The products must also comply with state pesticide laws, which
may include other registration and labeling requirements, and ingredient
prohibitions. See the Environmental Protection Agency's overview
of the FIFRA, California's Pesticide Regulations, and the National
Pesticide Information Center.

You must make sure replacement water filters for
refrigerators are certified to NSF/ANSI-42 or higher standards, such as
NSF/ANSI-53 or NSF/ANSI-401 for Material Safety and Structural Integrity, and
meet at least one NSF/ANSI-42 reduction standard or be System Performance
certified. This must be determined by an independent lab, accredited by the
American National Standards Institute, such as NSF, WQA, or IAMPO. Reduction
claims must be accurately displayed on the product detail page. See NSF Guidance on Residential Drinking Water
Treatment Standards.

Replica Art, Coins & Stamps

For information on listing replica art, coins, and stamps, see therestricted
products Help pages:

Listings for window covering products must comply with the
voluntary safety standards adopted by the Window Covering Manufacturers
Association. These include the Voluntary Standard for Safety of Exposed Cord
Window Covering Products (ANSI/WCMA A.100.1).

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